Food Recipes Using Left Overs – Don’t Let Anything Go To Waste

It is very important to be able to save money in every way possible, especially when it comes to grocery bills. You need to be able to get the maximum value out of the supplies you buy. On the one hand you should be able to make food out of inexpensive ingredients. However, you should also be able to reduce the wastage from your kitchen because this is one thing that causes a big drain on your budget. What you therefore need are food recipes that help you make the best use of all the food that you might have in your fridge.

Cooking with leftovers is a great way to save money because it helps you make use of the things that might just have got wasted. In addition, it helps you present the food in a different manner so that it looks and tastes different. You don’t have to get bored eating the same things again and again if you were to just use the right food recipes to transform the food that might otherwise have been thrown away.

Paella Recipe Using Leftovers

Olive Oil – 1 tbsp

Chorizo sausages – 2, chopped

Onions – 2, finely chopped

Garlic – 2, finely chopped

Tomatoes – 2, chopped

Leftover roast chicken – 2 cups shredded

Leftover vegetables (beans, peas etc.) – 1 cup

Prawns – a handful

Spanish rice – 3 cups

Saffron – 1 tsp

Chicken broth or stock – 6 cups

Paprika – 1 tsp

Salt – to taste

Heat the olive oil in a wide pan and fry the chorizo sausages until they release their oil and flavor. Add the onions and garlic to it and cook until they turn translucent. Add the tomatoes and cook well. To this add the saffron and the paprika. When it is well cooked add the leftover chicken and vegetables. Add the broth or stock until the mixture is covered. Season it with salt.

When it comes to a boil add the rice into it, topping the liquid with hot water or more broth until the rice is covered completely. Cook for 20 minutes until the rice gets cooked and all the liquid has been absorbed. Turn off the flame and cover the pan with a kitchen towel to catch the excess vapors. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and wedges of lemon and serve after 10 minutes.

You can cook almost anything out of the food you have in your fridge. You can convert almost all food recipes in this manner if you apply some creativity and thought to them.

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